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also said that the united states is reaffirming its commitment to ukraine's sovereignty. and on a base in crimea, ukrainian soldiers did something pretty incredible. they're standing up against the russian forces who moved in there, and doing it in a nonviolent way. want you to take a look at some video shot earlier, pretty astounding. ukrainian troops unarmed, marching and carrying their flag, as well as a flag of a former soviet, too, singing and marching right up down that road to go face-to-face with the russian forces who are just down the way. you can see them all down that road. that could have been a very dangerous situation, but as they got closer, the russian forces raised their guns, they even fired warning shots into the air. you've got to check out the back and forth that went on between these two sides. [ screaming in foreign language ] . >>> just in case you're wondering what it looked like in a wider, you know, view from the sky, apparently the numbers that were facing off against one another, 300 ukrainian soldiers. weerp told they were facing off against
also said that the united states is reaffirming its commitment to ukraine's sovereignty. and on a base in crimea, ukrainian soldiers did something pretty incredible. they're standing up against the russian forces who moved in there, and doing it in a nonviolent way. want you to take a look at some video shot earlier, pretty astounding. ukrainian troops unarmed, marching and carrying their flag, as well as a flag of a former soviet, too, singing and marching right up down that road to go...
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in fact since ukraine emerged as an independent state and has been paying a hefty interest rate to the i.m.f. five to six times higher than a used richest nations have to pay on their state debts however those who have risen to power on the back of the months long uprising seem to be worlds away from the economic hardships rocking ukraine to all of explains. they overthrew the elected government now the people of kiev's independence square up a message for those who would lead the country to get out there so they have to gather together all these all kurds and put their still money that's in foreign accounts and to ukraine not just their money but so their houses their courage their jewelry and put it into national bank to have the latest names to take over key roles in ukraine are also among the richest in the country. have been appointed the governors of the. regions respectively ski is the third richest man in ukraine with a fortune estimated at a cool two point four billion dollars well is thought to be worth around two billion but other members of the parliament appointed authorit
in fact since ukraine emerged as an independent state and has been paying a hefty interest rate to the i.m.f. five to six times higher than a used richest nations have to pay on their state debts however those who have risen to power on the back of the months long uprising seem to be worlds away from the economic hardships rocking ukraine to all of explains. they overthrew the elected government now the people of kiev's independence square up a message for those who would lead the country to...
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i want to talk about the military's of ukraine, russia and the united states. what the options are, retired army brigadier general. james jeffrey joins me as well. general ryan, i appreciate you being with us. in terms of the military options for the united states, do you agree with senator john mccain, in that there aren't any? >> yeah, i think in the near term, there are none. he's correct in that. you know, we spent the last 24 years in nato trying to convince the russians that we're not a threat to them. and now we see that those claims are confirmed. all the nato members have reduced their numbers and readiness, including the united states. and so today we don't have a near term or immediate reaction we can give. the military reactions, the advice that the joint chiefs are giving the secretary and president on more longer term about helping -- as the senator pointed out, helping the ukraine, helping nato members, especially those bordering russia with increased capability and advice. >> in general, in terms of ukraine's military capabilities, there's no do
i want to talk about the military's of ukraine, russia and the united states. what the options are, retired army brigadier general. james jeffrey joins me as well. general ryan, i appreciate you being with us. in terms of the military options for the united states, do you agree with senator john mccain, in that there aren't any? >> yeah, i think in the near term, there are none. he's correct in that. you know, we spent the last 24 years in nato trying to convince the russians that we're...
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which i'm sort of legitimately elected president of ukraine i state even so i might and it is a little from seizure of power in kiev ukraine to the brink of civil war countries and kills the life the security and the rights particularly in the safe used. threat and under the influence of western countries that are open to terror and violence people are being prosecuted for the language they speak and for political reasons you must in this regard i address the president of russia vladimir putin to request the use of military forces of the russian federation to restore law and order stability in the protection of the people of ukraine viktor yanukovych which the first of march two thousand and fourteen now ambassador churkin also told security council members that while all nationalists continue to threaten the lives of ethnic russians in ukraine he says there is also information of provocation being prepared against the russian black sea fleet which has been in place for many years based on agreements with ukraine. now while many western envoys within the security council defended ukrai
which i'm sort of legitimately elected president of ukraine i state even so i might and it is a little from seizure of power in kiev ukraine to the brink of civil war countries and kills the life the security and the rights particularly in the safe used. threat and under the influence of western countries that are open to terror and violence people are being prosecuted for the language they speak and for political reasons you must in this regard i address the president of russia vladimir putin...
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-ukraine treaty. the united states does have some defensive agreements with the ukraine. i don't think -- i think crimea is lost. i don't think they're ever going to pull out of there. i doubt very sincerely they're going to try to go further than that. >> why? two years ago, he went into georgia and he never left those two parts of georgia. now he's in crimea. why do you think he would stop? >> he took a very small percentage of georgia, and they said he was going to take over the rest of georgia. >> can we invade anywhere? just saying -- >> your house. >> what about defense? should we be rethinking the fact we're gutting defense? we're cutting 10% of troops. >> very bad timing for the obama administration to announce a drawdown of the military two days before this -- >> you think it's a coincidence? that's the message we send? >> a very bad, bad message. >> i don't think they think that far ahead. >> the american people are the last group that are going to put troops on the ground in europe. >> the only person recommending that is someone from the carter administration.
-ukraine treaty. the united states does have some defensive agreements with the ukraine. i don't think -- i think crimea is lost. i don't think they're ever going to pull out of there. i doubt very sincerely they're going to try to go further than that. >> why? two years ago, he went into georgia and he never left those two parts of georgia. now he's in crimea. why do you think he would stop? >> he took a very small percentage of georgia, and they said he was going to take over the...
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of incipient civil war in ukraine and as a result of that the collapse of the ukrainian state there are plenty of historical parallels one could make one of them that comes to mind is the collapse of the soviet union itself which simply fragmented into different constituent parts another comparison that one can draw which is more topical is perhaps with afghanistan where the powers in the regions of afghanistan in the regional cities of afghanistan really take no pay no attention at all to what happens in kabul and i think that ukraine is evolving now towards that kind of situation evolving is not the right word it's collapsing into that kind of situation eric you know i was brought up with a saying that if you break it you own it it seems to me that we had before all of this crisis was over russia did make a very good deal with the government will give them a government like to point out in giving some loan guarantees and now mr kerry says he's going to give one billion dollars in loan guarantees well russia had offered fifteen billion and it most economists think it's going to be
of incipient civil war in ukraine and as a result of that the collapse of the ukrainian state there are plenty of historical parallels one could make one of them that comes to mind is the collapse of the soviet union itself which simply fragmented into different constituent parts another comparison that one can draw which is more topical is perhaps with afghanistan where the powers in the regions of afghanistan in the regional cities of afghanistan really take no pay no attention at all to what...
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for the fledgling ukraine government. russia's military has tightened its grip on crimea with an estimated 16,000 troops in the region. president obama calls the russian invasion a violation of international law. last night, he met with top advisers in the white house situation room to discuss options on how to put pressure on russia. >> we are examining a whole series of steps. economic, diplomatic, thalluses late russia. -- that will isolate russia. >> the u.s. government is set to give $1 billion in financial aid to the ukrainian government. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin has reportedly ordered an end to week long military exercises in western russia near the ukraine border. the russian government has insisted the exercises are not related to the crisis. >>> and that crisis hitting very close to home now for some folks who live in the bay area and the silicon valley. kiet do is live at stanford university with more on that side of the story. >> reporter: good morning, we checked in with russians and ukrain
for the fledgling ukraine government. russia's military has tightened its grip on crimea with an estimated 16,000 troops in the region. president obama calls the russian invasion a violation of international law. last night, he met with top advisers in the white house situation room to discuss options on how to put pressure on russia. >> we are examining a whole series of steps. economic, diplomatic, thalluses late russia. -- that will isolate russia. >> the u.s. government is set...
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secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, bassed in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in crimea, but local reporters at the scene say they did hear these threats on the loudspeakers from a russian ship. she say it was real if you heard it in real time. well, despite the russian denials, if that threat was real, and if the russians are planning on following through with it, i should note that the deadline of 5:00 a.m. local time that was issued by loudspeaker on that ship today, that would be right now, 10:00 p.m. eastern time here in the united states. all eyes on the black sea. watch this space. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. thanks for bein
secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, bassed in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in...
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now to the ongoing tension is going on in ukraine. secretary of state john kerry is there today bolstering support for the country's newly formed government. meanwhile, the white house just announced this morning that they're going to get $1 billion in energy aid to ukraine. that comes after russia's natural gas a giant announced that they would cancel discounts for supplies to the country. right now, ukraine is more than a billion dollars in debt for russian gas supplies. of course, the budget concern is the possibility of civil war. russia took over the crimean peninsula on saturday, placing his troops around the region military bases and their border post. >> coming up on kron 4 news in texas a man uses a sword to fight off his girlfriend, and not just any sort either. he used this sort from the legend of zelda. >> are you still feeling the effects of the government shut down? we would tell you just how much it cost the government. ♪ [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate® optic white toothp
now to the ongoing tension is going on in ukraine. secretary of state john kerry is there today bolstering support for the country's newly formed government. meanwhile, the white house just announced this morning that they're going to get $1 billion in energy aid to ukraine. that comes after russia's natural gas a giant announced that they would cancel discounts for supplies to the country. right now, ukraine is more than a billion dollars in debt for russian gas supplies. of course, the budget...
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president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vladimir putin says does not match what's happening on the ground. >> i don't think that's fooling anybody. i think everybody recognizes that although russia has legitimate interests in what happens in a neighboring state, that does not give it the right to use force as a means of exerting influence inside of that state. >> we condemn the russian federation's act of aggression. it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. russia has talked about russian-speaking minority citizens who are under siege. they're not. and in fact this government has acted remarkably responsibly by urging total calm. >> now, today mr. putin would not acknowledge to reporters that russian troops were even in crimea, but he did say his inten
president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vladimir putin says does not match what's happening on the ground. >> i don't think that's fooling anybody. i think everybody recognizes that although russia has legitimate...
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as the front tier of nato expansion be destabilization began at the behest of the united states the european union and nato of the united nations russia's ambassador made public an appeal from victory on a covert still officially president to putin to get involved i appealed to the president of russia vladimir putin to use the armed forces of the russian federation to establish the rule of law a peace order stability and to protect the people of ukraine if you're going to march. two thousand and fourteen despite this the west continues to push for interpret events otherwise it is a violation of international law and a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the independent nation of ukraine with the media forming public opinion the crisis has largely turned into a propaganda war independent journalists continue to report that there is no evidence of violence against russian or pro russian communities i have the impression that ms power is. using other information from u.s. t.v. a key factor and upside down by the west and its media is that russia never said it want
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justify russia going into ukraine. i don't even understand the logic, frankly. if you thought it was wrong then, you should think it's wrong today. >> former am bass elector michael mcfaul, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >>> joining me senator chris murphy, democrat from connecticut. traveled to the ukraine with senator john mccain. we had you on on friday talking about the unfolding situation. former ambassador just talked about costs. how do you see the possible response here from the u.s.? >> well, i think the key is, is that ultimately this response has to not be unilateral coming from the united states. ultimately about two-thirds of the money that exits russia every year ends up in european economies and in european banks, so it's important that whatever we do here, we do along with our european allies. frankly a lot of us are disappointed in what we've heard from europe so far. i would frankly argue that five years ago it was ridiculous to think that russia was going to invade
justify russia going into ukraine. i don't even understand the logic, frankly. if you thought it was wrong then, you should think it's wrong today. >> former am bass elector michael mcfaul, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >>> joining me senator chris murphy, democrat from connecticut. traveled to the ukraine with senator john mccain. we had you on on friday talking about the unfolding situation. former ambassador just talked about costs....
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>> ukraine is a huge trading partner with the united states. so -- it was a really great excuse to inject a little bit of fear into the market. and for people to be cognizant about how much risk they were taking. but in the end of the day, no one can predict geo politics. and people went bananas. let's focus on the u.s. market. what's really the story here is how broad this rally truly was. 490 of the s&p 500 stocks were up. every, single one of the dow 30, up. the market was actually led by financials, up more than 2%. when was the last time we saw something like that? russell up 2.2%. huge for small caps. that's been the lagger that everyone's looking to. and advanced decline. always talk about on this show. how many stocks are going up, versus how many are going down. today was an 88% up day and a new record high for advanced decline. it's very hard to find something that you don't like. >> this is what i want to know. has the situation fundamentally changed? has it fundamentally improved between ukraine and russia for us to have this rally?
>> ukraine is a huge trading partner with the united states. so -- it was a really great excuse to inject a little bit of fear into the market. and for people to be cognizant about how much risk they were taking. but in the end of the day, no one can predict geo politics. and people went bananas. let's focus on the u.s. market. what's really the story here is how broad this rally truly was. 490 of the s&p 500 stocks were up. every, single one of the dow 30, up. the market was actually...
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nobody controls anything in ukraine at the moment. putin's trying to control something, but the moderates don't control the fascists in the streets. the united states doesn't control the government in kiev, that's why kerry is going there tomorrow. not to ask what they want, to tell them to chill out. they have to calm down if they want us to back them. putin is trying to control something. i think those troops, i'm not sure, were from the naval base. it's not an invasion. let's be grown-ups, crimea is russia, it is part of russia, and what's happened this last week ends that story. it's never going to leave russia again, whether it's independent, part of ukraine or part of russia. that story is over. >> i'm going to leave it there. fascinating debate, thank you both for joining me. this will, of course, rumble on hopefully for not too much longer before it gets resolved. it's a tense and dangerous situation. i appreciate both of you for your clarity on that. >>> a beautiful young woman shot to death, what really happened, did oscar p
nobody controls anything in ukraine at the moment. putin's trying to control something, but the moderates don't control the fascists in the streets. the united states doesn't control the government in kiev, that's why kerry is going there tomorrow. not to ask what they want, to tell them to chill out. they have to calm down if they want us to back them. putin is trying to control something. i think those troops, i'm not sure, were from the naval base. it's not an invasion. let's be grown-ups,...
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tensions high as the united states and allies in europe try to break up the situation in ukraine. thousands of russian troops are already on the ground and president obama says putin's country is, quote, on the wrong side of history. now, today, president obama warned there will be consequences. here's how he explained that. >> if, in fact, they continue on the current trajectory that they're on, that we are examining a whole series of steps, economic, diplomatic, that will isolate russia. and will have a negative impact on russia's economy and its status in the world. >> joining me now is a former nato supreme allied commander, general wesley clark, and the former u.s. ambassador to russia, michael mcfall. and i appreciate having you both of you with us. ambassador mcfaul, let many start with you. in 2008, putin rolled his tanks and fleet into georgia. and you heard the president just talk about it. the two provinces there he took are still under russian control. they weren't a lot of repercussions. he still has the problem. president saakashvili says there are things that presid
tensions high as the united states and allies in europe try to break up the situation in ukraine. thousands of russian troops are already on the ground and president obama says putin's country is, quote, on the wrong side of history. now, today, president obama warned there will be consequences. here's how he explained that. >> if, in fact, they continue on the current trajectory that they're on, that we are examining a whole series of steps, economic, diplomatic, that will isolate...
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meantime, secretary of state john kerry is visiting ukraine's capital today and promising $1 billion in u.s. aid. >>> and president obama will unveil his $4 trillion election year budget plan today. it will include new tax breaks for 13 million low-income workers, but will not include proposed cuts to social security benefits. >>> and here's one sign that the u.s. economy is on the mend. more people are driving to work. a new survey finds that congestion on the roads is 6% worse now than a year ago. and commuters in the ten most congested cities now spend an average of 47 hours per year stuck in traffic. that's more than a week's vacation. and, yes, i'm selling that to you as good news. >>> and a federal appeals court has ordered bp to resume paying businesses that claim they suffered losses after the gulf oil spill in 2010 even if the businesses provide no proof of those losses. the oil giant stopped processing claims in december saying there would be no end to the payouts. estimated losses could top $9 billion. >> lara, is that you? >>> one other business headline this morning. rad
meantime, secretary of state john kerry is visiting ukraine's capital today and promising $1 billion in u.s. aid. >>> and president obama will unveil his $4 trillion election year budget plan today. it will include new tax breaks for 13 million low-income workers, but will not include proposed cuts to social security benefits. >>> and here's one sign that the u.s. economy is on the mend. more people are driving to work. a new survey finds that congestion on the roads is 6%...
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in an hour secretary of state kerry will arrive in ukraine. he will take a tough stance on the russian invasion perhaps? or can we expect more of this? >> folks, sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska. mitt, mitt romney talks like he's only seen russia by watching "rocky 4." all the latest on what's happened overnight coming right to you in minutes. >> he's funny. meanwhile will she or won't she? lois lerner and her attorney can't seem to get the story straight. this morning new details and an e-mail chain you probably haven't seen regarding the i.r.s. targeting scandal. >> a giant american flag found torn, tattered and thrown to the side like a piece of trash, but what one woman did will make you proud to be an american if you're not already. mornings are better with friends. watch this. >> you're watching "fox & friends," the number-one morning cable news show in america. [playing taps] >> i wonder if they can see us in russia? >> sure. >> well let's give you an update on what's going on in russia. vladimir putin had a press confe
in an hour secretary of state kerry will arrive in ukraine. he will take a tough stance on the russian invasion perhaps? or can we expect more of this? >> folks, sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska. mitt, mitt romney talks like he's only seen russia by watching "rocky 4." all the latest on what's happened overnight coming right to you in minutes. >> he's funny. meanwhile will she or won't she? lois lerner and her attorney can't seem to get the story straight....